Members of this animal phylum produce larvae called veliger. Though not annelids or arthropods, they have excretory glands called nephridia. They also have a tongue with chitinous teeth used for scrap
Members of this animal phylum produce larvae called veliger. Though not annelids or arthropods, they have excretory glands called nephridia. They also have a tongue with chitinous teeth used for scraping called a radula. Their gonads are protected by a mantle, and while they all have a mucus-secreting foot for movement, not all possess a shell. Members include bivalves, cephalopods, and gastropods. For 10 points, name this phylum containing clams, octopi, and snails.
Members of this animal phylum produce larvae called veliger.
{mollusca} [or {mollusks}]